Kodak Retirement Income Plan (KRIP) is the seed investor for AlphaEngine Global Investment’s SMART Alpha investment program, an absolute return strategy that focuses on generating strong absolute returns, especially during periods when equity beta and typical absolute return strategies struggle
The UN-backed Principles of Responsible Investment (PRI) Initiative has issued a discussion paper on hedge funds to help its asset owner signatories better understand the risks associated with particular hedge fund strategies and instruments and the implications these may have
The Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) and Deutsche Bank have launched a new edition of the educational guide for institutional investors in hedge funds – The Roadmap to Hedge Funds. The new Roadmap to Hedge Funds, published jointly by AIMA
AGacquisitions, a middle market investment bank and asset manager, is increasing its presence in the alternative investment business with the launch of a new hedge fund platform, Index Advantage – II (IA-II). AGacquisitions Markets, a subsidiary of AGacquisitions India and
Centaur Fund Services provided consulting advice and assistance to Clearstream Banking over the development and launch of a new hedge fund investor services platform. Clearstream customers can now invest in hedge funds using a single point of entry for orders,
There has been a dramatic turnaround in sentiment among global hedge fund managers over the last 12 months, according to Aksia’s Annual Global Hedge Fund Manager Survey. The research and portfolio advisory firm polled the opinion of 168 institutional managers
Rethinking the cloud, a heightened call for operational freedom and an arms race to scale will be industry-defining issues for the alternative asset management industry in 2013, according to Gravitas, a co-sourcing platform providing cloud technology, co-sourcing and risk support
A new product from inter-dealer broker GFI Group Inc.
Capital Z Investment Partners is to sponsor Aviator Fund Management, LP, an asset management company focused on investing in the key Asian markets.
The UK Securities & Investment Institute (SII) has accredited the DIFX Academy to provide training in benchmark financial services qual
